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  2. What's the Actual Difference Between Sheetrock and Drywall? - AOL

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    Sheetrock is a trademarked brand name of drywall made by United States Gypsum Company, which is part of USG Corporation (USG). Sheetrock is known to be higher quality than other types of drywall ...

  3. USG Corporation - Wikipedia

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    USG has a large gypsum plant located 17 miles (27 km) west of El Centro, California, along highway Interstate 8, at Plaster City. [25] The Plaster City location makes Sheetrock brand gypsum panels. The gypsum is mined from a quarry located 20 miles (32 km) to the north, in the Fish Creek Mountains of Imperial County. The quarry is estimated to ...

  4. Drywall - Wikipedia

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    Various sized cuts of 1 ⁄ 2 in (13 mm) drywall with tools for maintenance and installation . Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, [1] wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, gypsum panel and gyprock) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of ...

  5. Chinese drywall - Wikipedia

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    Drywall, also known as plasterboard, is a building material typically consisting of gypsum-based plaster extruded between two thick sheets of paper and kiln-dried.. Drywall was imported by the United States during the construction boom between 2004 and 2007, spurred by a shortage of American-made drywall due to the rebuilding demand of nine hurricanes that hit Florida from 2004 to 2005, and ...

  6. Gypsum, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    As of 2013, USG manufactures sheetrock drywall and ready-mixed joint compound at the plant, employing 230 people, down from 380 in 2004. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] In 2013, the mine, which remained abandoned for over 40 years began collapsing as water dissolved some of the underground gypsum rock, primarily calcium sulfate, resulting in depressions and ...

  7. Plaster City, California - Wikipedia

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    Plaster City, California is a company town with a large gypsum quarry and plant owned by United States Gypsum (USG) [1] in Imperial County, California.It is located 17 miles (27 km) west of El Centro, [1] at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m), a two-hour drive south of Palm Springs, or a 90 minute drive east from San Diego.

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